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FURNITURE SOCKET.

No. 254,310. Patented Feb. 28,1882

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

, CHARLES HARING, OF WATKINS, NEW YORK.

FURNITURE-SOCKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 254,310, dated February28, 1882,

Application filedJanuary 6, 1880. i

' To all whom it may concern: Y

Be it known that I, CHARLES HARING, of Watkins, in the county ofSchuyler and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Furniture Pads or Sockets, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention consists in a socket or pad adapted for placing under thelegs of sol'as, lounges, chairs, and other articles of furniture toretain the furniture in place, so that contact with a wall will beprevented, such socket being made of durable material in a form toreceive and retain a caster-wheel, and fitted with a pad of rubber orother soft material that rests on the floor.

In the accompanying d1 awings, forming part of this specification,Figure 1 is a plan view of the device. Fig. 2 is a central cross-sectionof Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. i

A is my improved pad or socket, of which a is the body, that is made incircular form, with a recess, 1), in its upper surface; and 0 is a diskof india-rubber, leather, or other sdftame'lastic material, attached tothe bottom of a by cement or b other suitable means.

The ody a is to be made of any hard or durable material-such as Wood,metal, or hard rubber-preferably of iron, which will be cheaper and giveweight to assist in holding the pad in place. The underside of the bodya is recessed to receive the disk 0, the annular shoulder 1 of therecess setting down over the sides of the disk to protect its edges andassist in retaining it in place. The disk 0 is made thick enough toproject beyond the recess, so as to receive the entire weight andprevent contact of the body a with the floor or carpet- In use thesocket A is to be placed beneath the furniture-leg, with thecaster-wheel or end of the leg resting in the recess b. The recess 1)prevents the leg from slipping from the socket, and the furniture willbe held from being accidentally moved. The rubber disk gives increasedfriction and prevents injury to the floor or carpet by contact of themetal body of the device. a

The shoulder 1 may be formed dovetailing to hold the rubber disk 0 moresecurely.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- The combination of the concaved body a I), having theannular bottom shoulder, 1, and the elastic disk 0, held by saidshoulder, to form a socket for the rolling-casters that supportfurniture.

CHARLES HARING.

Witnesses:

H. L. SMITH, E. 0. ROBBINS.

